as in indignation
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Recent Examples of infuriation
The brilliant dialogue—full of sarcasm, barbs, resentment, infuriation, competition but also underpinned by love—is so very perfectly sisterly!
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuriation
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Many expressed indignation that a climate-friendly clothing brand would appear to go after a beloved climate activist.—
Brittany Peterson,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Others use their out-of-office emails to either apologize profusely for time away or highlight their indignation at being tied to work or the internet in the first place.—
Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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But residents who live near hyperscale centers have expressed outrage over a range of issues, including health impacts, spiking utility bills, constant noise, dropping water pressure and concerns about potentially losing their land through eminent domain.—
Katie King,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The show’s removal also sparked viewer outrage over free speech and expression, as well as protests outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, and ABC headquarters in New York.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Eventually, Nomkhitha’s exhaustion and fury at having her home violated overpowered her fear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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That drew the ire of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who rammed through a new draft-lottery format in response.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Yet taking such a step would likely attract the ire of the White House, and could lift the cost of mortgages, auto loans and other borrowing just before the midterm elections.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Anthropic has advocated for more stringent AI regulations — at times incurring the wrath of the Pentagon and White House — while OpenAI has pushed a more hands-off approach.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Because Cleveland was the visiting club, Steven Kwan drew his wrath.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Planning ahead could save you money and aggravation.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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And once Betts felt comfortable swinging a bat without risking aggravation, his hitting ramp-up was swift.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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But any cathartic rage is diffused by the one-dimensionality of the characters meant to express it.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Like historically pissed off, in this customer-rage sense.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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But Japan is an especially thorny topic, given the long history of animosity between the two countries.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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And just like us, the issues that divided them had swirled for well over a decade, driving animosity over the power of government, the meaning of liberty, and the rights of citizens.—
Dr. Matthew Warshauer,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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“Infuriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infuriation. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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